A/n: Here's chap. 18 enjoy and review!
Chap.18
Jeannine looked over at the man standing in front of her. He did look kind of familiar to her, and he just called her mother. She didn't remember having any other children except David except…
"Erik?" She questioned. He didn't say anything just kept his glare and nodded. "I…I...I thought you were dead." She said, which earned a shocked look and a glare from Christine. "well…obviously Im not." Erik said coldly. "How did you get here? I thought you were in the circus. I was pretty sure they would kill you." Christine looked up at Erik and no words could escape her lips, but she was thinking, 'circus? What circus?'. Mattie caught her look and walked over to her, and whispered to her. "come on." She took Christine's arm and walked off with her into a room. When the door closed Christine looked at her and asked worried, "What did she mean…circus?" Mattie sighed and looked at the ground. "Erik would get mad at me if I told you. Later ask him, im sure he'll tell you." Christine looked like she was about to cry, "who is she?" she asked shakily. "she is Erik's mother, IF you could call her that." Christine leaned up against the wall, feeling as if she would fall to the ground if she did not. She knew Erik had a horrible past, and now its back. It came back to haunt him, when it seemed his life had just gotten better, his mother had to show up. "I know what you're thinking." Christine looked up at Mattie, "why did she show up? why now? Something always seems to go wrong with Erik, he just cant be happy for one reason or another." Christine bit her lip and tried to contain herself from crying. She opened the door and just saw Erik and his mother staring at each other.
Erik turned his head when he heard the door open. Christine was standing in the doorway, on the verge of tears. Christine walks slowly over to him, she wraps her arms around his neck, and turns to his mother and says, "Not everybody hates him" then she turns to Erik and kisses him, with all the Passion and all the love in her. Erik returned the same, and all the pain that his mother brought back to him disappeared as he got lost in her kiss. He brought his arms up and slid them around her waste and drew her closer to him. They parted and Christine brought her hand up to his mask, and slowly removed it, then before Erik could do anything, she kissed him again this time placing her hand on his scarred cheek. She pulled away and smiled at him and then turned to his mother, "I love him. And I wont let anyone treat him badly."
Jeanine stood shocked, the woman just came out of nowhere and kissed him. Kissed him and worse, touched his hideousness; that thing he calls face. And what she said, she loved him. How could anyone love such a monster, such an ugly creature from hell. Watching that scene that was just played before her, made her cringe. She had to partially turn away, not able to stand the sight of him without his mask, and without thinking she said, "Put that thing back on, there will be little children arriving soon." Christine gaped and stopped Erik from putting the mask back on. "How Dare You!" Christine exclaimed. Jeanine gave Christine a shocked look. "You have no right to treat Erik like that! HE is Your Son!"
"My son!" She scoffed. "I could never have a son who looks like that!"
"Oh what? Everyone needs to be perfect? Everyone needs to have a normal face without an problems!" She exploded, rage flooding through her. "Not everybody could be as fortunate! You should love him for who he is! Not what he looks like. Well personally, I don't care what he looks like, his face holds no horror for me. His soul is tortured and demised. And Who made it like that? You! Because he didn't have a mother or father who loved him, he didn't think that anyone could. He only had one true friend, and me, And I will never leave him, never in a million years."
"And who are you to think you can talk to me that way?" sked Jeanine.
Christine straightened up and said Proudly, "Im his wife-to-be. You do not need any other information."
"Dear God, you're getting married?" She asked utterly surprised.
And for the first time in the last few minutes Erik spoke, "Yes. IS it that hard for you to believe that someone could love me?"
Jeanine looked up and without hesitating said, "Yes."
Erik just nodded and turned. Christine placed her hand on his shoulder and whispered in his ear, "don't listen to her. I love you with all my heart, and don't let anyone tell you otherwise." Erik didn't respond just said lowly, "I'll be outside." He turned and walked past his mother, but not without looking at her once more giving her a look of sadness mixed with hate. She returned full hatred, and he continued walking, he pushed the door open making make a bang against the wall outside. He walked down the stairs and sat by the little river right in the back of the house, his chin resting in his hands.
"Alright…will someone please explain what just happened here?" A new voice entered the picture. Christine turned her head and saw the young man standing there looking utterly confused. She glared at Jeanine and ran out the door to follow Erik.
"I figured you would have loosened up on him after all of the years…" Mattie began, making David and Jeanine fix their gaze on her. "…I was wrong." Jeanine rolled her eyes and placed her hands on her hip. "I still don't get how you could care for him so much." Mattie crossed her arms, "I don't understand how A mother could Loathe a child as much as you Loathe Erik! He has done nothing except ask for love, and what did you do? You beat him!" Jeanine just stared at her sister not saying a word. "You kept him in this little room, almost as small as a closet! And every time you caught him out of it, when it wasn't to do chores or being your slave, you beat him until you got tired! Then you shoved him back into the room. You scarcely fed him! When you brought him to visit me, because you couldn't stand to look at him, he Cried himself to sleep every night in my arms. Tell me Jeanine is that anyway to treat a child!" Jeanine shrugged, "Not a normal one." Mattie shook her head disapprovingly at her sister, "sometimes I wonder why David even loves you."
Christine walked slowly over to Erik who still was kneeling by the river. She knelt down beside him and looked up at him. "Erik…are you okay." He kept his gaze on the slow moving river and said, "Just when my life seemed to go well, She shows up and ruins everything." She grabbed his hand and entwined her fingers with his. "We'll get through it, It might seem that hate is stronger than love but if our love is strong we can conquer anything." Erik sighed. "Oh Christine." Christine tried her best to wrap her arms around him, it didn't work well. Erik caught on to what she was trying to do and turned and took her into his arms. "I don't know what I would do with you." He whispered.
A Few hours later.
AS the day progresses more and more people arrive, Erik and Christine are still sitting by the river although not embraced in a hug. They are holding hands and Christine's head is rested against his shoulder. (that looks so cute in my head…) AS the party began they still sat nestled in the grass staring at the water. David came up behind them. "um excuse me?" Erik turned his head. "yes?" He asked. " I overheard the conversation you were having before, and are you really Jeanine's son?" Erik turned back to the river and stared at it. "I guess you could say that." He said. "Well I am also her son, in that case we must be brothers." Erik stood up, Christine also standing up beside him. "That we must be, but I wonder. How come you look so healthy and un worn?" Erik asked, feeling pain inside for feeling that his "mother" only treated him like that. David looked down, "Im afraid I knew nothing of the way that she treated you, I knew nothing of you until today. And I must admit I was hurt by the way that she showed hate towards you, I've never seen her like that, never treat any one so badly not even her enemy's. I am sorry monsieur that she had treated you like that, I…feel your pain."
"You know nothing." Erik snapped. "You cant possibly feel the pain I do! You look pretty old, lets say twenty years old or so! And for your whole life your mother treated you like you normally, you didn't have to grow up with a face like mine! Your mother didn't sell you off to the circus, because of that face! You didn't get beat and showed to all the world every show for many years! You didn't have to live in the pit of an Opera House, threatening innocent men for their money! You didn't capture girls and take them in against their will! You didn't threaten to kill their fiancée, you didn't Murder anybody! You didn't…you don't…." he buried his face in his hands and turned away, and shrugged off Christine when she tried to hug him. David looked at him, in amazement, no wonder this man was so miserable. "Monsieur I…I'm sorry."
Erik removed his hands from his face and stood up straight, "We better get to the party." He said, then walked in between David and Christine. David gave Christine an apologetic look. "It's not your fault, you didn't know." David nodded but still felt guilty. "So, how long have you two known each other?" He asked trying to start a conversation with her. "for about ten years." Christine answered. "ten years wow," he said crossing his arms. "yeah, but we haven't been lovers for that long, maybe about 1 year or so." Christine said although Erik was in love with her for who knows how long, Christine had only been in love with him for only a few months; after all she only did find out that he wasn't an angel but a man a few months ago. "you seem happy." He said. Christine smiled, "I am. We are, Im sure you heard we're getting married. I cant wait." She said admitting it to someone for the first time. They both turned to look at Erik who was trying to mingle with his "family" members. A few people were talking to him, and Christine smiled, at least not all people hate him. Erik then seemed to realize that Christine was not with him, for her turned around and looked around with a confused expression on his face. He made a "oh-there-you-are" face and walked over to her, "Why didn't you follow me?" He asked when he reached them. "We thought you wanted to be alone." He she waved her finger from herself to David then back to her. Erik looked at his profound brother, and nodded at him. "Well, you certainly know well enough when I need to be alone, maybe you are my brother." David smiled. "Thank you Monsieur." Erik waved his hand at him. "Eh, you're my brother, supposedly, so you can call me erik." David smiled again and held out his hand, Erik shook it. "Thank you, uh, Erik."
"Well we better get back there, were missing out on all the fun." He held out his hand toward Christine, she smiled and took it. Erik looked to David and motioned with his head to come. So all three of them walked to the party.
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A/n: Wow, sorry I got caught up with the whole erik and his mother thing, so I promise more reunion next chapter! I PROMISE! I know im probably annoying you, and you're like, "Oh come on! Get to the reunion already!" sorry!
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